A pop-up museum is being launched at Eagles Meadow to celebrate the landmark and is asking fans for their memorabilia to exhibit

An appeal has been launched for memorabilia to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Wrexham Football Club.

Club legend Joey Jones is backing the creation of a pop-up museum which will be open from May 29-31 at the town’s Eagles Meadow shopping centre.

The club, founded at the Turf Hotel on October 4 1864, is the oldest in Wales and the third oldest in the world.

Organisers say the anniversary celebrations are particularly appropriate with the World Club looming because as the Racecourse Ground is the world’s oldest international football stadium still in use – the first international match was held there in 1877 when Wales played Scotland.

Joey, 59, now Wrexham’s youth team coach and reserve team manager, said: “Wrexham Football Club means everything to me – after all I signed for the club not once but three times.

“It’s always been a great club with fantastic, loyal supporters who are staunch reds. If the pop-up museum helps fans celebrate a big milestone for the club and helps raise the club’s profile, it has to be a good thing.”

Joey, who played 376 times for Wrexham, scoring 19 goals, in between stints at Liverpool, Chelsea and Huddersfield Town, added: “I have always been happy here at Wrexham.

“And even though I have played in Merseyside derbies when I was at Liverpool, London derbies, Yorkshire derbies and Wales against England matches, it’s the Wrexham against Chester games that were always my favourite.

“It would be great to see just what memorabilia fans have tucked away in their cupboards, whether it’s some long-forgotten programme, match tickets or one of those old rattles that were all the rage when I was a lad.

“The pop-up museum will be the perfect place to get all these things together and share some memories of Wrexham Football Club. I will definitely be taking my granddaughters, Mia and Maisie, along.”

Eagles Meadow manager Kevin Critchley said: “The football club is woven into the fabric of the town and we know just how much the club means to so many people. Wrexham folk are passionate about the club and we want to help play our part in the celebrations of the club’s 150th birthday.”

“We’re looking for all manner of interesting artefacts including photographs, posters, football shirts, balls, clothing, equipment.

“We’d also love to see any cups, medals, sashes, certificates that may be out there. If they can loan it to us we will put it on display.”

The idea has also been given the seal of approval by the Wrexham Supporters’ Trust. Chairman Peter Jones said: “Wrexham FC is the oldest football club in Wales and the third oldest professional football club in the world after Notts County (1862) and Stoke City (1863).

“The pop-up museum is a great idea and I will back any positive scheme designed to raise the profile of Wrexham FC. And it will compliment a website the Trust is committed to build.

“The Trust aims to raise the awareness and understanding of the club’s heritage by looking to establish an online archive. We are also asking supporters for any artefacts, the older the better, that we can include on the website.”

Fans who have any memorabilia for the museum should ring 07841 365177 or email wrexhamfootball@bakehousefactory.co.uk.

The Supporters Trust website will be available soon, you can also photograph or scan items and send them to heritage@wst.org.uk

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